Weekend Talk Show *Preview* for 8/18 - 8/19/07 (not the live thread)

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Preview and Analysis for Weekend of August 18^th and 19^th, 2007

Guest lineup for the Sunday TV news shows:

NBC's "Meet the Press" Karl Rove, White House deputy chief of staff CBS's "Face the Nation" Karl Rove, White House deputy chief of staff Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. (note: not listed on FTN site) Fox News Sunday Karl Rove, White House deputy chief of staff

CNN "Late Edition" Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa. Sen. Kit Bond, R-Mo. Stephen Moore, former president of Club for Growth (note: not listed on CNN site) Mahmoud Othman, a Kurdish Iraqi parliament member Howard Wolfson - Clinton campaign (note: listed on CNN site, not on other listings) Chris Kofinis - Edwards campaign (note: listed on CNN site, not on other listings) ABC's "This Week" DNC presidential candidate's debate Joe Biden Hillary Rodham Clinton Chris Dodd John Edwards Mike Gravel Dennis Kucinich Barack Obama Bill Richardson.

And they're he's off outa here!  Evil Karl Rove, that is.  It wasn't intentional, but using my normal formatting of the table above I've ended up with the three shows featuring Rove on the left and the two shows he's not on in the right hand frame.  Now, you'd think that would be the wrong way to arrange things, but it's correct from the page's point of view, so I'm leaving it... <g>

It's clear from the promos for the three shows with Rove that they're all looking for one last chance to "get" Rove somehow.  Chris wallace in his usual Fox And Friends promo on Friday said he was going to "take on" Rove, for example.  That sounds threatening to me.  Watch for the interviewers to do most of the talking, quoting Rove's enemies (including the press) extensively and giving him a few seconds to respond before they move on to the next attack.  It might be interesting if he really just doesn't give a darn anymore and just let's fly!  Hopefully he won't be tempted into fratricide.

Everything else is the interminable Campaign '08 with a smidgen of Iraq and Iran thrown in.  I'm sure they'll also talk about the "wild ride" on Wall Street this week, but they don't have any guests, it appears, specifically to talk about that except for the roundtable sessions.

NBC Meet The Press leads off the Rovefest.  If Little Timmah is back from vacation he'll no doubt be in full hunch mode.  NBC has been one of the leading organizations both in demonizing Rove for more than six years and in promoting the idea that Rove is "getting out of town one step ahead of the sheriff."  See Powerline's Rove Derangement Syndrome for a discussion of a recent NY Times editorial with that theme, as well as other evidence of dinosaur media dementia.  The LA Times' Ron Brownstein and Matt Cooper, late of Time Magazine, are old nemesis of Rove and have trunks full of invective laid up for him.  Kate O'Beirne is an easily dismissed gadfly from the right on these shows and I doubt she'll have much impact or contribute much to the conversation.  My bet is that John Harwood of the Wall Street Journal is on strictly to react to the gloom and doom regarding "the shambles that McChimpy Bushitler has made of our economy."  Harwood is generally depressing about this stuff (a bad economy is good for the Dhmmicrats but a good economy isn't good for the Republicans) so that might be a depressing session, depending on how it's set up.

CBS Face The Nation gives Ol' Bob a brief shot at Rove, before moving on to John McCain... maybe.  As of this moment McCain isn't listed on the FTN web site, but he is in the other listings on newspaper and magazine sites.  It's hard to do justice to one guest in the half hour format of FTN, let alone two.  If both men are on then this will be the talk show equivalent of doing the Kessel run in less than twelve parsecs (and yes, I know a parsec is a measure of distance, not time).  I can't think that much will come of either interview, except some nasty comments disguised as question from Scheiffer lashing out at Rove and Bush and some pitying comments about McCain.  There might be some news made if McCain tries some kind of "hail Mary" stunt to jump start his campaign... again, but I get the feeling he's done and that he knows it.  Maybe he really is angling for Rudy's VP slot and will be saying nice things about how "truly conservative" the New York mayor is.  I wouldn't be surprised, particularly since he still thinks that he has some influence with most conservatives.  John, that ship has sailed, bubalah.

Fox News Sunday rounds out the Rove marathon and may be viewed as an opportunity by Chris Wallace to finally overcome the fallout with his "friends and family" over the Clinton interview.  Maybe, just maybe, Chris is trying out for Bob Scheiffer's chair when he retires or to replace Steponallofus if he bolts ABC for a spot on Hillary's team.  I doubt that, as she clearly needs him to much just where he is.  I wonder if these interviews are being done today or if they'll be live.  It would be interesting to know what order they're taking place as it might affect how Rove responds to the various interviewers.  There's no Brit again as he appears to be taking August off, along with most of the rest of Washington (and the rest of the world, for that matter).  Barnes, Kristol and Williams are joined by Nina Easton for the roundtable.  Hardly as satisfying as a Brit smack down of Juan and not as good as when Krauthammer sits in.  It's likely to be mostly about the turmoil in the economy caused by the credit and housing problems of the sub-prime lenders.  Barnes was pretty tepid last night on Special Report when discussing the issue and I haven't heard the others spin, which probably means it will be pretty dreadful.

CNN Late Edition has a line up on their web site that conflicts with the other web listings, just like CBS FTN.  There's agreement on Senators Bob Casey and Kit Bond who will have a suitably nuanced discussion not of whether we should get out of Iraq but when and how.  The listings are also consistent that Iraqi-Kurdish-Sunni MP Mahmoud Othman will be on.  He's a mixed bag so far as I can tell, being part of a new Sunni coalition intended to fix the political problems with the majority Shia government, but he's also the founder of the Iraqi Socialist Party, so I might not like what he considers a "fix."  Where the conflict in the listings comes in is that CNN lists the communications directors for the Clinton and Edwards campaigns and doesn't list Stephen Moore, who writes for the Wall Street Journal, while the news listings have it reversed.  Maybe some last minute strategery on someone's part?  Whatever, you know it will be all Bush bashing all the time.  Hey, it's CNN!

ABC This Week does their 90 minute Sunday morning debate stunt, this time with  the Dhimmicrats.  As others so astutely observed doing a Sunday morning debate was dumb for Republicans because a large percentage of their voters would be in church and wouldn't see it, but that clearly doesn't apply to the Dhimmicrat's primary voters.  Obama has some recent gaffs to overcome while Hillary has to protect her left flank a bit after the tacking to the right she's been doing.  The two of them will likely spar, but they'll both probably be concentrating mostly on not making a mistake.  Edwards is trying to make a move right now on Obama by pushing his well known populist poor man of the people credentials (hey, he's a trial lawyer, he lies for a living and expects people to swallow this stuff).  There could be some heat there between the two of them.  Biden and Dodd are stuck in also ran country and aren't likely candidates for the VP spot, which looks like it may be Richardson's to lose.  And then there's Kucinich and Gravel.  Talk about your flakes and nuts!  These two will likely be in full moonbat mode in order to attract some media attention as well as satisfy their lunatic fringe fans.  There's a rash of articles out there now lamenting that these two aren't likely to be around much longer as they're the ones who "should be" leading the parade.  I think that says more about those writing those things than it does about Kucinich and Gravel, but they're all nuts together.

The Saturday shows are their usual mixed bag, starting with The Beltway Boys waxing hysteric over the economy and belittling  Romney and Giuliani for competing on national security and immigration.  Mort's probably unhappy that they're not promoting fetal stem cell research and Fred's just being sour, as usual.  CNBC's Tim Russert Show trots out another re-run, this time with Yankee greats Yogi Berra, Whitey Ford and the late Phil Rizzuto, who just passed away this week.  Well, there's no books for Timmah to plug and he's got to have his vacation, too.  Fox News Watch spends time on Rove and the press, Chinese imports and the coverage of that topic, or lack thereof, and Newsweek's Robert Samuelson's critique of his own magazines Global Warming cover story the previous week (read it on MSNBC.COM at Greenhouse Simplicities, as well as some good commentary about it in a great post by Marc Morano at Senator Inhofe's EPW Press Blog).  On paper it looks like an interesting set of discussions, but I'm really not holding out much hope for this crew.  Finally the Journal Editorial Report discusses the White House minus Karl Rove and Romney's strategy (I wonder if they'll call it a business plan?).  Interestingly their web page on OpinionJournal.COM also lists a discussion of the controversy over public funds being used to install Muslim foot baths (required before prayer five times per day) at University of Michigan-Dearborn (some news stories and blog posts on the topic), but it's not listed on the Fox web site for the show.  Are Roger or Rupert trying to suck up to some PC types?

Anyway, that's the run down.  Looks like a failure nothing week.  But, hey, it's August.  What do we expect? 

Better post this fast as we're starting to have thunder in the area.  I don't want to get finished before the Saturday shows for the first time in a long time and then not post it all because of losing power (or my PC!).

This should be cross posted to my blog at Wizards.townhall.com later today. I have finally caught up over their and I hope to keep up to date from now on. In fact I'm going to change the format just a bit when posting this in light of the success of the technique I used to get caught up. This analysis will still be first but then I'm going to try putting all of the show by show posts into one big Post number 1. If I end up falling back to separate posts you'll know that I found an upper limit to the length of FR posts.

This thread exists primarily as a heads up for who is on the weekend talks shows, what they've been invited on to push (based on their recent pronouncements) and the spin (meme) the DBM is likely trying to push based on that information. All of this is prep work for the weekly Sunday Morning Talk Show thread posted by Alas Babylon!. That thread provides a live commentary and analysis of the Sunday talking head shows, with valuable insight and exceptional fact checking. we are the Jedi Council of FreeRepublic, at least in regards to these DBM gabfests. You wanna know what was said and what it meant, as well as where they messed up? Read that thread!

Mark Kilmer has posted his excellent preview of the Sunday shows over at Redstate.COM.

Politico.COM has their Sunday Talk Show Tip Sheet

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Show by Show Preview

Below are the topics and guests announced for these programs, along with my take on the "memes" that the shows are trying to push.  With each guest's name are a series of links that I found in a web search that helped me get a handle on who they are and what their likely positions will be when they are interviewed.

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Saturday Shows For August 18, 2007

The Beltway Boys (Mort Kondrake, Fred Barnes)

• Meme:
  • We're doomed!  Doomed I tell you!  It's the worst economy in history!  And it's all Bush's fault^TM!
  • Let's see, how can we disparage anyone who actually talks about the issue of terrorism in this campaign?
• Topics:
  • Another rollercoaster week on Wall Street. Have we hit rock bottom or is the worst still to come?
  • Rudy Giuliani and Mitt Romney try to 'out tough' each other on border security
• Beltway Boys contact information beltway@foxnews.com
• The program airs on FOX News Channel Saturdays at 6 and 11:30 p.m. ET

CNBC's Tim Russert Show (Tim Russert)

• Meme:
  • Lil Timmah can't find any guests so he has to pull ones out of the vault, including dead ones!
• Topics:
  • An encore hour with three Hall of Fame New York Yankees
• Guests
  • Yogi Berra
  • Whitey Ford
  • The late, great Phil “Scooter” Rizzuto.
• CNBC's Tim Russert Show airs Saturday at 7pm, 10pm & 1am ET

Fox News Watch (Eric Burns)

• Meme:
  • Just how Nixonian can they paint Karl Rove?  Enquiring minds want to know.
  • There's something out their to panic about and the media might not be overhyping it enough?  Say it ain't so!a
  • Someone at Newsweak dared to point out what a lying, steaming pile their global warming article was.  Can't have that!
• Topics:
  • The media bids a fond farewell to Karl Rove
  • Are the media saying enough about the problem with Chinese imports?
  • Newsweek attacks… Newsweek?
• The program airs on FOX News Channel Saturdays at 6:30 p.m. ET and Sundays at 2:30 a.m. ET
• Fox News Watch contact information Newswatch@foxnews.com

Journal Editorial Report (Paul Gigot) - FNC show page

• Meme:
  • JER leading with the presidential horse race?  Is Rupert already having an impact on their priorities?
  • Karl Rove is leaving?  Who knew?
  • Notice how Fox doesn't list the footbath issue?
• Topics:
  • Opinion Journal web page: Romney, Rove and Feet
    • Mitt Romney and his early-state presidential strategy: Is he the real GOP front-runner?
    • The Bush White House after Karl Rove
    • The debate over Muslim footbaths in public universities.
  • Fox News Channel web page
    • Did the Iowa straw poll shake up the field of GOP presidential contenders?
    • With its chief strategist gone, where does the Bush White House go next?
• Guests
  • None listed
• Journal Editorial Report (at Fox News) contact information - jer@foxnews.com
• The program is from The Wall Street Journal and airs on FNC Saturday at 11 p.m. and again Sunday at 6 a.m. ET

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NBC Meet The Press (Tim Russert)

• Meme:
  • He's getting away!  Quick!  Someone say something nasty about Karl Rove!  Anything!  But make it quick.
  • On Karl Rove: "He's evil, he wants to take over the world, and he fits easily into most overhead storage bins."
  • Ya know, if these "journalists" were dogs we'd assume that they were rabid, the way they're foaming at the mouth!
  • Hmmmmm, let's get a panel of journalists together with personal axes to grind against Rove.  That's the ticket!
• Topics:
  • White House Deputy Chief of Staff and Senior Adviser to the President, Karl Rove
    • Why is he leaving the Bush administration and what will he do next?
    • What does the man who has been dubbed the "political architect" of our time think about the future of the Republican Party and their chances in 2008?
    • Karl Rove "Meets the Press" for the first time since the 2004 election.
  • Roundtable:
    • Insights and analysis on the 2008 race for the White House
• Guests
  • Karl Rove
    • White House Deputy Chief of Staff
    • Senior Adviser to President Bush
    • As Karl Rove Resigns, Democrats Wonder Where He Might Resurface (Voice of America - Aug 17, 2007)
    • Rove's Damaging Legacy (Yahoo! News - Aug 16, 2007)
    • DEAR DIARY: KARL ROVE (National Post, Canada - Aug 18, 2007)
    • Reading the Right on Rove (Huffington Post - Aug 16, 2007)
    • Why Rove Attacked Clinton (Atlantic Online - Aug 16, 2007)
    • Good riddance, Karl Rove (Kansas City Star, MO - Aug 17, 2007)
    • THE PRETENTIOUS MR. ROVE (Yahoo! News - Aug 17, 2007)
    • Preview of Moyers Ripping Rove on PBS Tonight (Editor & Publisher - Aug 17, 2007)
    • Today's Columns: The Rove We Don't Know (Washington Post - Aug 17, 2007)
  • Roundtable:
    • Ron Brownstein
      • Los Angeles Times Columnist
      • Karl Rove: great tactics, bad strategy (Los Angeles Times - Aug 15, 2007)
      • White House: Bush Agenda Survives Rove (U.S. News & World Report, DC - Aug 15, 2007)
    • Matt Cooper
      • Washington Editor, Condé Nast Portfolio
      • Rove Did in the Light What Few Do in the Dark (Bloomberg - Aug 16, 2007)
      • The Press, the Government, and the War Over Anonymous Sources (International Herald Tribune, France - Aug 17, 2007)
    • John Harwood
      • Wall Street Journal
      • Chief Washington Correspondent, CNBC
      • Does Market Serve as a Sage (Wall Street Journal - Aug 16, 2007)
      • Michael Winship: Sex and the Silly Season (BuzzFlash, IL - Aug 7, 2007)
    • Kate O'Beirne
      • Washington Editor, National Review
      • Bush Drives Them Batty (National Review Online Blogs, NY - Jul 20, 2007)
      • Who gets inside The Bubble? (Huffington Post, NY - Aug 2, 2007)

• What would you like to ask this week's guests? (web page for submitting questions for this weeks show)
• Meet the Press mailbox (web page for comments)

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CBS Face The Nation (Bob Schieffer)

• Meme:
  • He's getting away!  Quick!  Someone say something nasty about Karl Rove!  Anything!  But make it quick.
  • On Karl Rove: "He's evil, he wants to take over the world, and he fits easily into most overhead storage bins."
  • Ya know, if these "journalists" were dogs we'd assume that they were rabid, the way they're foaming at the mouth!
  • Can Ol' Bob rescue his good friend John from his campaign's controlled flight into terrain?  Does he want to?
• Topics:
  • Politics
  • 2008 Presidential Race
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• Guests
  • Karl Rove
    • Retiring White House Adviser
    • As Karl Rove Resigns, Democrats Wonder Where He Might Resurface (Voice of America - Aug 17, 2007)
    • Rove's Damaging Legacy (Yahoo! News - Aug 16, 2007)
    • DEAR DIARY: KARL ROVE (National Post, Canada - Aug 18, 2007)
    • Reading the Right on Rove (Huffington Post - Aug 16, 2007)
    • Why Rove Attacked Clinton (Atlantic Online - Aug 16, 2007)
    • Good riddance, Karl Rove (Kansas City Star, MO - Aug 17, 2007)
    • THE PRETENTIOUS MR. ROVE (Yahoo! News - Aug 17, 2007)
    • Preview of Moyers Ripping Rove on PBS Tonight (Editor & Publisher - Aug 17, 2007)
    • Today's Columns: The Rove We Don't Know (Washington Post - Aug 17, 2007)
  • Senator John McCain, Republican - Azatlan
    • Note: John McCain is not listed on the Face The Nation web site as of 4:15 on Saturday, but is in other listings
    • Republican presidential candidate
    • Senate web site | Bio
    • Campaign web site | Bio
    • Giuliani-McCain: That's the Ticket? (ABC News - Aug 17, 2007)
    • McCain: ‘Life isn’t fair’ (The Hill - Aug 17, 2007)
    • McCain finishes fifth in Illinois straw poll; Romney wins (Bizjournals.com, NC - Aug 17, 2007)
    • McCain: Immigration Issue Led to Threats (Forbes, NY - Aug 15, 2007)
    • Polls Shows Falling Favorability Ratings for McCain, Kyl (KTAR.com, AZ - Aug 17, 2007)
    • McCain to CNBC: 'I'd Fight Against Any Tax Increase' (CNBC, NJ - Aug 17, 2007)
    • Ever Wonder Whom McCain Is Really Fighting? (TransWorldNews (press release), GA - Aug 17, 2007)
    • John McCain Divided and Falling in South Carolina (All American Patriots (DNC press release), Sweden - Aug 17, 2007)
    • Despite his shrinking candidacy, McCain is still the GOP's best bet (Baltimore Sun - Aug 15, 2007)
• Face The Nation contact information - ftn@cbsnews.com

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Fox News Sunday (Chris Wallace)

• Meme:
  • He's getting away!  Quick!  Someone say something nasty about Karl Rove!  Anything!  But make it quick.
  • On Karl Rove: "He's evil, he wants to take over the world, and he fits easily into most overhead storage bins."
  • We're doomed!  Doomed I tell you!  It's the worst economy in history!  And it's all Bush's fault^TM!
• Topics:
  • Karl Rove, announced his resignation this week as White House deputy chief of staff, effective at the month’s end
    • He is the President Bush’s longtime political strategist and close friend
    • He is known as “boy genius” and “the architect” of the Bush political machine
    • He says he’ll be returning to Texas, but can he really leave politics behind?
    • His best and worst moments in the White House
    • His 2008 election outlook
    • His involvement in some controversial scandals hanging over the Bush administration
  • Fox News Sunday panel
    • Wall Street this week
      • The roller coaster ride for the economy
      • What this wild ride on Wall Street means for consumers
  • Fox News essay: Coming up on Fox News Sunday
• Guests
  • Karl Rove
    • White House Deputy Chief of Staff
    • As Karl Rove Resigns, Democrats Wonder Where He Might Resurface (Voice of America - Aug 17, 2007)
    • Rove's Damaging Legacy (Yahoo! News - Aug 16, 2007)
    • DEAR DIARY: KARL ROVE (National Post, Canada - Aug 18, 2007)
    • Reading the Right on Rove (Huffington Post - Aug 16, 2007)
    • Why Rove Attacked Clinton (Atlantic Online - Aug 16, 2007)
    • Good riddance, Karl Rove (Kansas City Star, MO - Aug 17, 2007)
    • THE PRETENTIOUS MR. ROVE (Yahoo! News - Aug 17, 2007)
    • Preview of Moyers Ripping Rove on PBS Tonight (Editor & Publisher - Aug 17, 2007)
    • Today's Columns: The Rove We Don't Know (Washington Post - Aug 17, 2007)
  • Fox News Sunday panel
    • Fred Barnes
      • The Weekly Standard
      • Immigration Overkill? (The Weekly Standard - Aug 17, 2007)
      • 'Special Report' Panel on Market Rollercoaster, Iraq Progress Report (FOX News - Aug 17, 2007)
    • Bill Kristol
      • The Weekly Standard
      • The Turn - Defeatists in retreat. (The Weekly Standard - Aug 13, 2007)
      • Some right-wingers consider Sen. Clinton candidate of choice (Salt Lake Tribune - Aug 12, 2007)
    • Nina Easton
      • Fortune Magazine
      • 'Special Report' Panel on Market Rollercoaster, Iraq Progress Report (FOX News - Aug 17, 2007)
      • Paulson sees more bad news ahead (CNNMoney.com - Aug 16, 2007)
    • Juan Williams
      • National Public Radio
      • Inside the Yearly Kos Convention (FOX News - Aug 7, 2007)
      • Open thread: Michelle hosts the Factor (Hot Air, MD - Aug 6, 2007)
• Fox News Sunday contact information - FNS@foxnews.com

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CNN Late Edition (Wolf Blitzer)

• Meme:
  • Two American Senators, while on their annual month long vacation, attack the Iraqi parliament for taking a month long vacation... wait
  • We must stand firm!  We must retreat now, not later!  It's the Dhimmicrat thing to do and we're not budging off that position.
  • We're doomed!  Doomed I tell you!  It's the worst economy political situation in Iraqi history!  And it's all Bush's fault^TM!
  • Campaign communications directors, slimey is as slimey does.  Kind of like reporters.
• Topics:
  • Iraq hit with the deadliest attack of the war this week
    • What’s the next step for the U.S.?
    • Two senators weigh in.
    • An Iraqi parliament member speaks out.
  • More free air time for the Dhimmicrat campaigns closest to their hearts (CNN didn't list politics, but c'mon!)
• Guests
  • Senator Bob Casey (Jr.), Democrat - Pennsylvania
    • Senate web site | Bio
    • Foreign Relations Committee
    • Casey: Troops must start phased withdrawal (Philadelphia Daily News, PA - Aug 15, 2007)
    • Casey Stands Firm On Iraq (Evening Bulletin, PA - Aug 15, 2007)
    • Casey and Altmire caved in (Beaver County Times, PA - Aug 9, 2007)
    • New bloodlines wouldn't hurt US politics (Seattle Post Intelligencer - Aug 12, 2007)
    • Casey criticizes Bush over nuclear policies (Pittsburgh Post Gazette, PA - Aug 1, 2007)
  • Senator Kit Bond, Republican - Missouri
    • Senate web site | Bio
    • Ranking Member, Intelligence Committee
    • U.S. House Armed Services Committee chair says Iraq's political system is failing (International Herald Tribune, France - Aug 16, 2007)
    • Skelton warns of rise in Iraq violence (Columbia Daily Tribune, MO - Aug 17, 2007)
    • Bond Continues Misleading Constituents About Iraq (Huffington Post, NY - Jul 24, 2007)
    • Congressional approval would be needed to attack Iran (Kansas City Star - Aug 10, 2007)
    • Analysis: Ruling on raid of lawmaker’s office presages more legal showdowns (Boston Herald, United States - Aug 6, 2007)
    • Governments ponder ways to fix nation’s roads and bridges (Kansas City Star - Aug 9, 2007)
    • Grant aids B&S displaced workers (The Rolla Daily News, MO - Aug 15, 2007)
  • Mahmoud Othman
    • Iraqi Parliament Member | Bio (Wikipedia)
    • Founder Kurdish Socialist Party
    • Iraqi leaders form new alliance (BBC News, UK - Aug 16, 2007)
    • Reviving a dead horse (Al-Ahram Weekly, Egypt - Aug 9, 2007)
    • Iraqi government on brink of collapse following cabinet walkouts (World Socialist Web Site, MI - Aug 10, 2007)
    • Kurdistance: The Price Of Oil (Media Channel, NY - Jul 23, 2007)
    • PKK Warns Maliki Against Joint Attack (IraqSlogger - Aug 10, 2007)
    • Othman warns of Accordance Front threats (Alsumaria, Iraq - Jul 28, 2007)
    • Parliament adjourns in blow to Bush (Reuters India, India - Jul 30, 2007)
    • Iraq oil law in limbo (NEWS.com.au, Australia - Jul 30, 2007)
  • Howard Wolfson
    • Communications Director, Clinton Campaign
    • Partner, The Glover Park Group | Profile
    • Who's Really Ready for Change? (Washington Post - Aug 17, 2007)
    • At YearlyKos, Clinton Defends Lobbyists (Atlantic Online - Aug 4, 2007)
    • Hillary Clinton Makes Netroot Friends (FOX News - Jul 31, 2007)
    • End American Exceptionalism - Bring on American Compassion (Atlantic Free Press, Netherlands - Aug 6, 2007)
    • The 2008 presidential campaign hits high gear (OverTheLimit.info, Canada - Aug 9, 2007)
    • Howard Wolfson, Communications Director for the Clinton Campaign Talks With Bill (The O'Reilly Factor (transcript) - Jul 24, 2007)
    • Howard Wolfson, Top Dog, puts O'Reilly in his place "with all due respect" (News Hounds, CA - Jul 24, 2007)
  • Chris Kofinis
    • Communications Director, Edwards Campaign
    • Edwards Tries To Enlist Obama In Anti-Lobbying Push (Atlantic Online - Aug 16, 2007)
    • John Edwards, sanctimonious hypocrite (Washington Times, DC - Aug 15, 2007)
    • Is It Too Late for Wesley Clark to Enter the Race? (DraftWesleyClark.COM - Aug 18, 2003)
    • Exposing the Paid Critics: The Truth about Wake-Up Wal-Mart (PaidCritics.COM - Jul 11, 2007)
    • Wal-Mart practices hurt schools, group says in ad (Arkansas Democrat Gazette, AR - Aug 17, 2007)
  • Stephen Moore
    • Note: Stephen Moore is not listed on the Late Edition web site as of 3 on Saturday, but is in other listings
    • Former president of Club for Growth | Bio (from CATO institute)
    • Market jitters continue (WCBD-TV, SC - Aug 17, 2007)
    • The Nanny-State Diaries (Wall Street Journal - Jul 19, 2007)
  • Suzanne Malveaux
    • CNN White House Correspondent
    • Rove's Dismal Legacy (Washington Post - Aug 13, 2007)
    • Could Hillary Clinton also be a 'black' leader? (Newsday, NY - Aug 12, 2007)
  • Jessica Yellin
    • CNN Congressional Correspondent
    • CNN and NBC Blame the FAA Not the Airlines for Runway Problems (NewsBusters - Aug 16, 2007)
    • Yellin Joins CNN (mediabistro.com, NY - Aug 1, 2007)
  • Mark Preston
    • CNN Political Editor
    • Romney wins Iowa straw poll (CNN International - Aug 12, 2007)
• CNN Late Edition (web page for comments)

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ABC This Week (George Stephanopoulos)

• Meme:
  • We're doomed!  Doomed I tell you!  It's the worst (place lie of choice here) in history!  And it's all Bush's fault^TM!
  • There's this song that some of these people will be singing soon... (not soon enough and not enough of them, though)
• Topics:
  • A live 90-minute debate from Iowa with the Democratic presidential candidates
    • Find out how they tackle tough questions on the campaign issues that you care about-- from Iraq to healthcare, from immigration to education. Join us for the first Democratic Presidential Debate of the 2008 cycle and the first Democratic Presidential Forum of the 2008 cycle held in Iowa.
• Guests
  • Senator Joe Biden, Democrat - Delaware
    • Senate web site | Bio
    • Campaign web site | Bio
    • Biden's son headed to Iraq in 2008 (MSNBC - Aug 17, 2007)
    • Biden's Book to Crack Times Best Seller List (WBOC TV 16, MD - Aug 17, 2007)
    • Joe Biden: Biden Campaign Welcomes Senator Obama's Support For Biden-Gelb Plan For Iraq (All American Patriots (press release), Sweden - Aug 17, 2007)
    • Biden stumps here, then books to Iowa (Boston Globe - Aug 15, 2007)
    • US presidential candidate Joe Biden: For Belarus Freedom! (Charter 97, Belarus - Aug 16, 2007)
    • Joe Biden Says Democrats Have Been Too Fearful to Discuss Religion (FOX News - Aug 13, 2007)
    • Biden releases plan for veterans (Boston Globe - Aug 13, 2007)
    • Biden says current policy is "breaking" military (The Union Leader, NH - Aug 13, 2007)
  • Senator Hillary Clinton, Democrat - New York
    • Senate web site | Bio
    • Campaign web site | Bio
    • Clinton top pick of state Demos (San Jose Mercury News - Aug 17, 2007)
    • To Warren Buffett, Obama and Clinton Are Both Presidential (New York Times - Aug 17, 2007)
    • Clinton’s tactic of targeting Bush has pros, cons (MSNBC - Aug 16, 2007)
    • Clinton, Not Obama Can Bring Change To Country (TransWorldNews (press release), GA - Aug 17, 2007)
    • So, What Is Clinton Hiding? (KXMC, ND - Aug 17, 2007)
    • Hillary Clinton in the Right's Crosshairs (Inter Press Service (subscription), Italy - Aug 17, 2007)
    • Nearly Half Favoring Clinton In Calif. Democratic Primary (abc7news.com, CA - Aug 17, 2007)
    • Editorial: Clinton v. Obama Shapes Up (Berkeley Daily Planet, CA - Aug 17, 2007)
    • 2008. Clinton vs. Giuliani. A ‘Big Year for the Little People’? (California Progress Report, CA - Aug 17, 2007)
  • Senator Christopher Dodd, Democrat - Connecticut
    • Senate web site | Bio
    • Campaign web site | Bio
    • Chairman, Senate Banking Committee
    • Dodd Stresses Credit Crisis (Hartford Courant, CT - Aug 17, 2007)
    • US senator urges examination of ratings agencies (Reuters - Aug 17, 2007)
    • US senator urges Bush to halt some China imports (Reuters India, India - Aug 17, 2007)
    • Dodd Urges Bush in High Court Case (Forbes, NY - Aug 14, 2007)
    • Sen. Dodd asks Bush to back SEC in 'scheme liability' case (MarketWatch - Aug 14, 2007)
    • Dodd: Drug Companies and Relations With Latin America (NHPR, NH - Aug 13, 2007) Note: page has link to streaming audio
    • Dodd defends donations from hedge fund industry (Stamford Advocate, CT - Aug 13, 2007)
  • Former Senator John Edwards, Democrat - North Carolina
    • Campaign web site | Bio
    • Edwards' finances and populism clash (Baltimore Sun - Aug 18, 2007)
    • Edwards Says He Will Drop His Investments in Subprime Lenders (New York Times - Aug 18, 2007)
    • CBS Poll: Edwards Trailing Clinton, Obama (CBS News, NY - Aug 18, 2007)
    • Edwards Blasts Obama Lobbyist Plan as 'Fantasy' (ABC News - Aug 17, 2007)
    • Edwards Bars Lobbyists' Contributions (Washington Post - Aug 17, 2007)
    • Edwards Attacks 'Robber Barons' to Win Votes in Iowa (Bloomberg - Aug 17, 2007)
    • Edwards would open talks with Iran if elected (MSNBC - Aug 17, 2007)
    • John Edwards Calls Ann Coulter "She-Devil" (Editor & Publisher - Aug 17, 2007)
    • Edwards Jumps The Shark (Captain's Quarters - Aug 18, 2007)
  • Former Senator Mike Gravel, Democrat - Alaska
    • Campaign web site | Bio
    • The Macleans.ca Interview: Mike Gravel (Macleans.ca, Canada - Aug 17, 2007)
    • Tunnel at the End of the Light (Pacific Free Press, Canada - Aug 18, 2007)
    • Gnomes, Smiley Faces and the LA Gay Debate (American Chronicle, CA - Aug 16, 2007)
    • Paul, Gravel challenge parties' leaders (Los Angeles Times, CA - Jul 24, 2007)
    • A Stumble For Edwards; Plus: Gravel Returns! (The Gate - National Journal, DC - Aug 8, 2007)
    • On Today: Wacky Dem Mike Gravel Rants Against Iraq, Crashes A Cab (NewsBusters - Aug 1, 2007)
  • Representative Dennis Kucinich, Democrat - Ohio
    • House web site | Bio
    • Campaign web site | Bio
    • Kucinich says he's the one (Boston Globe - Aug 17, 2007)
    • Kucinich hoping for surprise (NH Primary, NH - Aug 16, 2007)
    • An organic, fair trade, anti-war guy (Concord Monitor - Aug 16, 2007)
    • Kucinich presents his vision of strength (San Diego Union Tribune - Aug 13, 2007)
    • Dennis Kucinich Accuses Bush Administration of Setting the Stage for War with Iran (Associated Content - Aug 17, 2007)
    • Kucinich speaks from experience on homelessness (Boston Globe - Aug 16, 2007)
    • Take a closer look: Kucinich is the true voice of the people (Asheville Citizen-Times, NC - Aug 16, 2007)
    • Tunnel at the End of the Light (Pacific Free Press, Canada - Aug 18, 2007)
  • Senator Barack Obama, Democrat - Illinois
    • Senate web site | Bio
    • Campaign web site | Bio
    • Understanding Obama (Chicago Tribune - Aug 18, 2007)
    • Obama listens, learns from farmers (Boston Globe - Aug 17, 2007)
    • To Warren Buffett, Obama and Clinton Are Both Presidential (New York Times - Aug 17, 2007)
    • Buffett is Obama meal ticket (Chicago Tribune - Aug 16, 2007)
    • Enough's Enough: Obama Will Limit Forum/Debate Participation (Atlantic Online - Aug 18, 2007)
    • Obama defends foreign policy statements (Chicago Tribune - Aug 17, 2007)
    • Can Oprah Help Get Obama into the White House? (AlterNet, CA - Aug 18, 2007)
    • Hodges: Pastor's divisive propaganda could hurt Obama (Salt Lake Tribune - Aug 18, 2007)
    • Clinton, Obama Team Up Unlikely (TransWorldNews (press release), GA - Aug 18, 2007)
    • Obama stuck in a narrative not his own (Lawrence Journal World - Aug 18, 2007)
  • Governor Bill Richardson, Democrat - New Mexico
    • New Mexico Governor's web site | Bio
    • Campaign web site | Bio
    • Richardson Aide Resigns (Washington Post - Aug 16, 2007)
    • Richardson Aide Resigns After Arrests, Brothel Ties Revealed (KOAT - Aug 17, 2007)
    • Richardson sends letter to Bush urging him to not prosecute medical marijuana users (Blogger News Network - Aug 17, 2007)
    • Candidates develop foot-in-mouth disease (Boston Globe - Aug 18, 2007)
    • What you said: Richardson and choice vs. biology (Gay.com, CA - Aug 17, 2007)
    • The Man Who Won't Be (But Should Be) King (Washington Post - Aug 17, 2007)
    • Richardson rips on weapons (KTVO, MO - Aug 18, 2007)
    • Richardson's Fine Line on Immigration (TIME - Aug 16, 2007)
• ABC This Week comment web page

 

[Recovering Ex-hippie]

wow! I thought this was satire at first.

[Phsstpok]

Ping

The Weekend Talk Show Preview Thread is up

It will also be cross posted to my blog at

http://wizards.townhall.com/

Here's a sample of  my usually witty commentary...

... And they're he's off outa here!  Evil Karl Rove, that is. ...

... It's clear from the promos for the three shows with Rove that they're all looking for one last chance to "get" Rove somehow.  ...  Watch for the interviewers to do most of the talking, quoting Rove's enemies (including the press) extensively and giving him a few seconds to respond before they move on to the next attack.  It might be interesting if he really just doesn't give a darn anymore and just let's fly!  Hopefully he won't be tempted into fratricide. ...

... Everything else is the interminable Campaign '08 with a smidgen of Iraq and Iran thrown in. ...

Woohoo!  Posted before the Saturday shows!  I'm on a roll.  Beat them by a whole 15 minutes! (I'm easy to impress)

[Phsstpok]

FYI, Jeff Birnbaum is substituting for Mort on Beltway Boys.

Middlin to upbeat about the economy.

[prairiebreeze]

Interminable is right. Thanks for the ping.

[Bahbah]

Fred Barnes needs a vacation. He thinks Republicans will hurt themselves by insisting on border enforcement and finds Elizabeth Edwards “genuine.”

Well, she is a genuine something or other now that I think about it.

[Bahbah]

Fred again touts Tony Snow for John Warner’s seat should Warner not run again.

I don’t think that’s a place for Tony to make money since Jill doesn’t run businesses that can profit from defense appropriations.

I’m dying to know what Tony is working on lining up for himself. Whatever it is, Tony, you’ll be great at it.

[Phsstpok]

I want him to replace Chris Wallace on FNS and get his radio show back.

[Bahbah]

Gabler: the press loved Rove until he lost the ‘06 election. LOL. They’re all nuts. Gabler is nuttier than most.

[Bahbah]

I want him to replace Chris Wallace on FNS and get his radio show back.

Our wishes coincide...and like most of my wishes...

[prairiebreeze]

Fred has had his own personal “beltway” wrapped too tightly around his head for some time now. He’s listing left more all the time.

Honestly, I can barely watch anybody on the panel anymore except for Krauthammer.

And he’s a rooty-toot.

[Bahbah]

Well, prairie, if you are listening to this News Watch show and Rachael Sklar makes one single comment about Bush being dumb, you are going to hear me laughing all the way over there.

She is simply not ready for prime time, and never will be.

[fkabuckeyesrule]

Wow Karl Rove will be busy tomorrow. I geuss he can’t make the dem debate though. LOL!

[Phsstpok]

I posted

I want (Tony Snow) to replace Chris Wallace on FNS and get his radio show back.

and Bahbah posted in reply 

Our wishes coincide...and like most of my wishes...

If you still lurk occassionally, Tony, just know that we have a consensus forming.

As always, you're in our prayers. 

[maica]

Fred Barnes needs a vacation.

#####

Fred Barnes was so negative tonight that he seemed to be having serious doubts about his conservative allegiances. What a pill he was!

[Brandie]

Thank you for doing this.

[ReignOfError]

The good news for Karl is that DC cabs are pretty inexpensive. He’s gonna be racking up the cab fare tomorrow AM.

But then, the bureaux are all around Capitol hill, and I hear the heat isn’t so bad lately. He might just hoof it.

[rodguy911]

Excellent work as usual Phsstpok.
I have always liked Rove,I have always had the feeling that he would prescribe what he saw as best for an overall strategy of beating the dems. We might not always have liked it, but I think he was consistent and a brilliant strategist.
Question is now will he go on to yet another candidate?